Man arrested after three children in diapers allegedly found in alley

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Published 12:18 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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Nacomas Eugene Sauls, 40, was arrested on four second-degree felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child and one third-degree felony charge for possession of a controlled substance less than one gram. He was being held November 10 on several bonds totaling $95,000, according to court documents. less

Nacomas Eugene Sauls, 40, was arrested on four second-degree felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child and one third-degree felony charge for possession of a controlled substance less than one gram. ... more

Man arrested after three children in diapers allegedly found in alley

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A Midland man was arrested on several felony charges after three children in diapers were found in an alley, according to court documents.

Nacomas Eugene Sauls, 40, was arrested on four second-degree felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child and one third-degree felony charge for possession of a controlled substance less than one gram. He was being held Tuesday on several bonds totaling $95,000, according to court documents.

Police received a call on Sunday that three children were found in an alley in the 2000 block of West Michigan Avenue. The caller alleged that she found the children and they showed her where they lived. The woman saw a man asleep on a couch inside the residence and the door was open, leading her to call police, according to the arrest affidavit.

Police found a wallet in the alley close to the residence. The wallet contained identification for Sauls. The children’s parents arrived at the house and, upon questioning, said they left the children under the care of Sauls while they ran errands, according to the affidavit. The oldest child was born in 2012, according to the affidavit.

Officers located Sauls inside the residence on the couch next to a cigarillo emptied of its original tobacco and replaced with marijuana.

Police observed that a front door and gated porch were open and led to the alley where the three children allegedly were found.

Sauls said that when he was in the bathroom the children opened the front door and left the residence. He denied consuming illegal substances or sleeping, according to the affidavit.

When police searched Sauls, they found a small, clear straw containing a white substance identified with a field test kit as cocaine, according to the affidavit.

If convicted, Sauls could face up to 20 years for each second-degree felony charge and up to 10 years for the third-degree felony charge.